The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-11
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL
Tn Brief.

g. w. Hates and vile will lecture on SPIRITUAL
ism and give tests, tonight. at Masonic Hall.
The regular Jury OF the Circuit Court has been
discharged until the beginning of the adjourned
lerm OF tho court, which will be early IN No
sember.
w Douglass, surveyor OF Harrison county.
on account Of absence from home, has presented
bis resignation the Governor 1t was ac-
eeptsd yesterday.
The second annual reunion of the Second In
diana Cavalry will be held in George H. Chap
man Post Hall Wednesday afternoon ana
sveniug, Sept IL
The County Commissioners yesterday granted
licenses to twenty-three saloon-keepers The
three remonstrances that have been sent viii be
heard the latter part OF this week
The com mil soners have made final settlement
with Mccormack & Hege. builders Of the Lo-
gansport insane hospital. giving them warrant
for s27, $50. 90. payable June l, 1855.
David Tibbott has been appointed Justice of
the peace of Warren township by the County
Commissioners to fill the unexpred term of
Henry Wilson, who moved out of the township.
Marriage licenses issued Yesterday to
Henry G. Knser and Mary Kneer. John Lassen
and Pauline Gresn. Charles b. Clark and Grace
b. Julian, George w. Rowe and Bridget Steffen-
Woodruff Place is preparing for the good
times comfy" when the street car line is finished
by planting over l. 500 trees on Michigan street.
Clifford avenue. and on the several drives OF the
Place
An art entertainments will be gwen by the young
men Of the Seventh Presbyterian Church next
Friday evening. Views in different countries
will be presented by calcium light The enter
tainment will be for the benefit OF the church
building fund.
AG A. r. picnic will be given on next Thurs
day. at Hammond's Grove, three miles north of
the city, by John +. Rucke and George II.
Chapman posts. Sporting. storiss, boating,
dancing and other arnusements viii contribute
to the enjoyment OF the occasion.
In the suit or Hannah Radcliffe against the
Indianapolis 81 Vincennss railroad for possession
of real estate said to have been taken by the
plirn ofrfYn fOpi iIrY
day returned verdict for the defendant. In
the first trial a verdict given Mrs Radcliffe
for $50. A motion for a third hearing has been
asked
In order to avoid the rush incident TO prerara-
tory days the secretary OF the vomans depart
ment, Miss Heron, says that exhibitors should
call tho first of the wesk and make entries at
the agricultural rooms, corner Tennessee and
Market streets The entry books close on next
Friday at noon, and goods must be IN position
by Saturday night.
When the wreck caused by the giving away Of
the floors in the storage block on Chesapeake
street. Friday night. was viewed by the light OF
day il found to be much less destructive
than at first supposed There very little
damage to the stock in store OF the several firms
and the damage to the building is estimated at
not more than 5000
The twentieth anniversary of the German
Protestant Orphan Association will be cele-
DRAFTED to day on the grounds Of the home, south
east of the city. There will be speeches by
Governor Gray, Professor Emerich and Rev. j.
c. Peters. The annual excursion will be run
from Cincinnati, and several thousand people
are expected to be in attendance.
USED THE MONEY SHE FOUND.
Martha Jameson, colored, arrested yes
terday for grand larceny. 1t is charged that she
found a pocket-book lost on the street by Mrs.
Hattie Fentop, containing 1907, and appropriated
the money, knowing that 1t belonged to Mrs.
Fenton. The arrest was MADE by Patrolmen
Conklin and Hines. She was released on $1,000
bond.
THEY WILL MAKE GAS,
The Archer Gas.fuel Company filed it's arti-
cles with tho Secretary of State yesterday. 1t
will operate at Terre Haute The capital stock
is $500, 900. The business is ths manufacture Of
patent apparatus for the production of gas. The
directors are n. K. Elliott, w. Ksdder, J. G.
Williams, A. ]. Crawford, j. A. Moore, j. A.
Wildmsn and j. r. Kendall.
CAPTURE OF A YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL.
William Steers, sixtesn-ysar old boy, was
arrested yesterday fugitive from justice.
He ia wanted at Sweet Springs, Mo. The arrest
was made on the information Of boy travelling
with him, who said he was wanted at home for
horse stealing. Upon making inquiry by tele-
graph. last evening, Super,ntendent Iravis
and arson, and that he forfeited bond for ST.
00c when he came away. He will be returned
to morrow.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT TRANSFER OF LAND.
Charles NJ. Fletcher has brought suit against
fraudulent transfer Of real estate. He recently
purchased 160 acres of land in Harper county,
Kan. from the defendant, and paid him for it
s1.4OO. He alleges that since the trade was made
and warranty deed given to him, he has dis |
covered that Sewell did not tho land and |
that IL belonee TO Milton NJ. Haissy. The de- |
fendant he also says, had no right to sell the |
land. 1t cost him $50, he says, to have the title |
examined, and in all he wants $1,000 from the |
defendant.
INVESTIGATING AN ASSIGNMENT.
The investigation into the assignment Of John
3. Emerson. the planing-mil man. began yester-
day in the law-ofice of Harding e. Hovey, but |
no facts Of interest were brought out The un-
secured creditors will attempt to prove that
only few days prior to tho assignment the de-
PENDANT secured few of his creditors by grant
ing them chattel mortgages on his personal
property, and left the others without any mode
of recourse for their money. A reckless ex-
penditure of the firms money since the assign
ment is also charged. The investigation will be
continued to morrow.
TWO MORE NOMINEES FOR COUNCIL.
The Republicans of the Fifteenth and
wards held their councimanic nomi-
mating conventions last night. In the Fifteenth
ward Thomas F. Mcdonald was nominated by
reclamation at a large gathering of Republicans
at No. engine house. He is the foreman of
the Pioneer Brass Works and is an active
knight of Labor He is an Irishman and was
for long time employed in Kingan's pork house.
He will make a vigorous fight against Burns
the Democratic nominee, the street-car cues |
ton. In the Eighteenth ward William c.
Lamb was nominated by reclamation at the
South street engine house. He has In wears
past served several terms in the Council He is
an attorney.
CANcER-JAwED CATTLE KILLED.
Two cancer-jawed steers and one heifer were
shot by Meat Inspector Thompson at the stock
yards pens yesterday morning. They had been
shipped from the West and were consigned to an
Eastern city. An attempt was made by the
owners to prevent the inspector from killing
them, and prosecution threatened if he did
Secretary carp, OF the health board, said yes
terdsy that thsre was no law granting the in
spector the right to kill the diseased animals
while passing through here. bnt the board. be
said, proposed to have il done and risk proseeu-
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